قرمط

Q. 1 قَرْمَطَ ذ , (TA,) [or, as is implied in the S, قَرْمَطَ فِى الخَطِّ, or فى خَطِّهِ,] inf. n. قَرْمَطَةٌ, (S, K,) He made the lines near together in writing: (S:) or he made the characters fine, or slender, or minute, (K, TA,) and the letters and lines near together. (TA.) ― -b2- قرمط فِى خَطْوِهِ, (TA,) [or, as implied in the S, فى المَشْىِ, or فى مَشْيِهِ,] inf. n. as above, (S, K,) He (a man, TA) contracted his steps in walking or going: (S, K, TA:) and in the same sense قرمط is said of a camel. (TA.)